Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Celena is a variant of Celina. An origin associated with Celina is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1890. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Celena through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,789
- 0 boys · 4,789 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 202 babies
- 2025
- 37
- #3,918 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −10%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 37 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,918 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 9.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 202 in 1995. In 2025, California and New York shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,088 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Celena
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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